NIKE, Inc. awards a total of $250,000 to 23 local nonprofits and schools through the Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation and its Winter 2011/2012 program. 40% of the awards will be for projects with long-term impact on the environment, health of children and families and the other 60% will support projects that use sport or physical activity to leverage other community benefits.
The Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation seeks to benefit communities where Nike employees live, work, and play.
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